1984–85 Arsenal F.C. season

Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
GK  ENG John Lukic
DF  ENG Viv Anderson
DF  ENG Kenny Sansom
MF  ENG Brian Talbot
DF  IRL David O'Leary
DF  ENG Tommy Caton
MF  ENG Stewart Robson
MF  ENG Paul Davis
FW  ENG Paul Mariner
FW  ENG Tony Woodcock
FW  SCO Charlie Nicholas
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF  ENG Ian Allinson
MF  ENG Graham Rix
DF  ENG Tony Adams
GK  NIR Pat Jennings
FW  ENG Steve Williams
FW  ENG Raphael Meade
DF  NIR Colin Hill

Results

First Division

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
5 Southampton 42 19 11 12 56 47 +9 68 Excluded from the 1985–86 UEFA Cup[lower-alpha 1]
6 Chelsea 42 18 12 12 63 48 +15 66
7 Arsenal 42 19 9 14 61 49 +12 66
8 Sheffield Wednesday 42 17 14 11 58 45 +13 65
9 Nottingham Forest 42 19 7 16 56 48 +8 64
Source:
25 August 1984 1 Arsenal 1–1 Chelsea London
Stadium: Highbury
1 September 1984 3 Watford 3–4 Arsenal Watford
Stadium: Vicarge Road
4 September 1984 4 Arsenal 2–0 Newcastle United London
Stadium: Highbury
8 September 1984 5 Arsenal 3–1 Liverpool London
Stadium: Highbury
15 September 1984 6 Ipswich Town 2–1 Arsenal Ipswich
Stadium: Portman Road
22 September 1984 7 Arsenal 4–0 Stoke City London
Stadium: Highbury
29 September 1984 8 Coventry City 1–2 Arsenal Coventry
Stadium: Highfield Road
6 October 1984 9 Arsenal 1–0 Everton London
Stadium: Highbury
20 October 1984 11 Arsenal 3–2 Sunderland London
Stadium: Highbury
27 October 1984 12 West Ham United 3–1 Arsenal London
Stadium: Upton Park
10 November 1984 14 Arsenal 1–1 Aston Villa London
Stadium: Highbury
1 December 1984 17 Arsenal 3–1 Luton Town London
Stadium: Highbury
8 November 1984 18 Southampton 1–0 Arsenal Southampton
Stadium: The Dell
22 December 1984 20 Arsenal 1–1 Watford London
Stadium: Highbury
26 December 1984 21 Norwich City 1–0 Arsenal Norwich
Stadium: Carrow Road
19 January 1985 24 Chelsea 1–1 Arsenal London
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
2 February 1985 25 Arsenal 2–1 Coventry City London
Stadium: Highbury
12 February 1985 26 Liverpool 3–0 Arsenal Liverpool
Stadium: Anfield
23 February 1985 27 Arsenal 0–1 Manchester United London
Stadium: Highbury
9 March 1985 29 Sunderland 0–0 Arsenal Sunderland
Stadium: Roker Park
13 March 1985 30 Aston Villa 0–0 Arsenal Birmingham
Stadium: Villa Park
16 March 1985 31 Arsenal 2–0 Leicester City London
Stadium: Highbury
19 March 1985 32 Arsenal 1–1 Ipswich Town London
Stadium: Highbury
23 March 1985 33 Everton 2–0 Arsenal Liverpool
Stadium: Goodison Park
30 March 1985 34 Stoke City 2–0 Arsenal Stoke
Stadium: Victoria Ground
6 April 1985 35 Arsenal 2–0 Norwich City London
Stadium: Highbury
4 May 1985 40 Luton Town 3–1 Arsenal Luton
Stadium: Kenilworth Road
6 May 1985 41 Arsenal 1–0 Southampton London
Stadium: Highbury

Football League Cup

25 September 1984 Second round
(1st Leg)
Arsenal 4–0 Bristol Rovers London
Stadium: Highbury
9 October 1984 Second round
(2nd Leg)
Bristol Rovers 1–1
(1–5 agg.)
Arsenal Bristol
Stadium: Eastville Stadium
31 October 1984 Third round Oxford United 3–2 Arsenal Oxford
Stadium: Manor Ground, Oxford

FA Cup

Arsenal entered the FA Cup in the third round proper, in which they were drawn to face Hereford United.

5 January 1985 Third round Hereford United 1–1 Arsenal Hereford
Stadium: Edgar Street
22 January 1985 Third round replay Arsenal 7–2 Hereford United London
Stadium: Highbury
26 January 1985 Fourth round York City 1–0 Arsenal York
Stadium: Bootham Crescent

Top scorers

First Division

References

    1. English teams were banned by UEFA from its competitions from the season 1985–86 on until the season 1990–91 because of the Heysel Disaster in 1985, involving Liverpool fans.
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